"rainburst" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rainbursts [plural]
Etymology: From rain + burst. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|rain|burst}} rain + burst Head templates: {{en-noun}} rainburst (plural rainbursts)
  1. A sudden shower of rain.
    Sense id: en-rainburst-en-noun-aPhgfFuy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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    }
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  "etymology_text": "From rain + burst.",
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      "tags": [
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1970, Laura Boyle, Diary of a Colonial Officer's Wife, page 159:",
          "text": "This was followed by three good sets of tennis at the Club, where though there was a rainburst in the early morning the courts played exceptionally well.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A sudden shower of rain."
      ],
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          "shower",
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        ],
        [
          "rain",
          "rain"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "rainburst"
}
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "From rain + burst.",
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
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        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
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